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Issue: Flint Comix & Entertainment #8
Publication Date: December 2009
 
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Publisher: FlagTed Valley
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Volume: 1
Pages: 24
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Content Items: 62 (25 stories, 1 cover)
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Color: Color and Black and White
Dimensions: Tabloid size
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Folded
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Happy Holidays!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
? (photo); Jason Ball; Matt Faezell; Dave T. Phipps
? (photo); Jason Ball; Matt Faezell; Dave T. Phipps
Zimm Graphix
typeset
Subject Matter
Dayne Walling; Zoë; Danae; Cynical Man; Flash Gordon; Popeye; Hans; Fritz; Baujahr
The characters gather for the holidays in the Flint Mayor's office.
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Winter Semester Starts January 9

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Mott Community College
Ad for college.
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This half of the front page forms the back cover when displayed on newsstand.
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Home of The Baker's Dozen!

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Donna's Donuts
Ad for donut shop.
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Free Soda!

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?
Zimm Graphix
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The Lunch Studio
Ad for restaurant.
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[untitled]

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Credits
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Zimm Graphix
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Credits, copyrights, and indicia.
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[untitled]

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Credits
Zimm Graphix
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; Dr. Hans Zarkov (false image); Alex Gordon, Jr. (false image); Alex Gordon Sr. (false image); Mrs. Gordon (false image)
The Planet Mongo
Flash and Dale are attacked by a giant, underground-dwelling spider that renders them nearly helpless with images from their own minds.
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from Flash Gordon newspaper Sunday strip (King Features Syndicate) 2009
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four strips
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Editorial

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Randy Zimmerman
Information on what's in this issue, what didn't make it, plans for a comic convention, and a holiday wish.
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[untitled]

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?
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The Amazing Book Store
Ad for comic shop.
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"I Have Been Authorized To Grant You Three Wishes!"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Gonzalez
Bob Gonzalez
Bob Gonzalez
Bob Gonzalez
Subject Matter
humorous
Oddbox
One of the Oddbox characters grants wishes to the other...badly.
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FlagFlint Comix & Entertainment #12 published April 2010
as Comic Art By Gonzalez [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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two strips on two pages
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"These Shrimp You Brought Me Taste Awful..."

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Zimm Graphix
Subject Matter
humorous
Out On A Limb
Rock Draper; Superman; Batman; Larry Leiber (on phone)
We see an alpha mail man; an obscene volcano; a slow day in Gotham City; caveman fashion; and a talking frog.
Reprinting
from Out On A Limb newspaper daily strip (King Features Syndicate) 2009
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0.38
Six strips on various pages; only 2 are in color.
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"You Mean The Dog Really Did Eat Her Homework?"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Zimm Graphix
Subject Matter
humorous
R.F.D.
Sim Poole; Millie; May Poole; Uncle Henry; Tinker
Goings on at the Poole Family Farm.
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from R.F.D. newspaper daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 2009
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Six strips on various pages; only 2 are in color.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Zimm Graphix
Subject Matter
humorous
Popeye; Olive Oyl; Wimpy; Popeye's mammy; Popeye's pappy; The Hag
I Told You It Contains The Essence of Conflict
Popeye is his usual insensitive self; Wimpy conserves energy, and one of The Hag's spells flops.
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from Popeye newspaper Sunday strip (King Features Syndicate) 2009
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5 strips on various pages; only 3 are in color.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Zimm Graphix
Subject Matter
humorous
The Spats
Mr. Spat; Mrs. Spat; grandson
I'm Having A Hard Time In School With My Spelling
More lack of wisdom from the Spats.
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from The Spats newspaper daily strip (King Features Syndicate) 2009
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0.31
Five strips on various pages; only 2 are in color.
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Personalized Holiday Gifts

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Credits
?
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Subject Matter
Cotton Plus
Ad for screen printing shop.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jason Ball (signed)
Jason Ball (signed)
Jason Ball (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
fantasy, humorous, occult
Zoë
Zoë; Fooper; Zack
I Hate Homework
Zoë and friends have fun in the snow.
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Hardin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Hardin
Santa Claus; Rudolph
Some strange Christmas happenings.
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0.5
Unsure if these are reprints or not; Patrick Hardin's work has appeared in many publications including Harvard Business Review, Accountancy, Forbes, Harper's, Best, and Good Housekeeping.
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Your Helping Hands

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Amanda Valley
typeset
Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
Article on volunteering opportunities for the Christmas season.
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
fantasy, humorous, occult
Lio; Lio's father; Ishmael (Lio's squid); R2-D2; Cybil (Lio's cat); The Grim Reaper; Dennis The Menace; aliens; Yeti
Caring For Your Yeti
Lio bugs his father, discovers strange things, terrorizes his school mates, frames Dennis The Menace, and continues his usual weird life.
Reprinting
from Lio newspaper daily strip (Universal Press Syndicate) 2009.09.21-2009.10.06
from Lio newspaper daily strip (Universal Press Syndicate) 2009.10.12-2009.10.26
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27 strips
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Complete Line of Products & Services For Your Business

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Credits
?
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?
Subject Matter
Vision Solutions
Ad for printing company.
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[untitled]

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?
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?
Subject Matter
Galaxy Comics
Ad for comic store.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Zimm Graphix
Subject Matter
humorous
Mama's Boyz
Tyrell Porter; Yusuf Porter; Korey
But All I Want Are Pencils And Notebooks!!!
The boys try to help others.
Reprinting
From Mama Boyz newspaper daily strip (King Features Syndicate) 2009
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0.19
Three strips on various pages; only 2 are in color.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dave T. Phipps
Dave T. Phipps
Dave T. Phipps
Zimm Graphix
Dave T. Phipps
Subject Matter
humorous
Just Like Cats & Dogs
Uh...Wow
Human foibles projected onto cats and dogs.
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from Just Like Cats & Dogs newspaper Sunday strip (King Features Syndicate) 2009
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Three strips on various pages; only 1 is in color.
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[untitled]

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Credits
Zimm Graphix
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Hubert
Hubert Dooley
Young Man...
Hubert is in turns annoying and annoyed by life, at home, at the office, and on the golf course.
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from Hubert newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate) ?
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4 strips on various pages; 2 are in color.
New strips ended in 1994, so reprints are from old strips.
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Art By Susan Van Camp

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?
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?
Subject Matter
Susan Van Camp
Ad for portraits, web comics, and other commissions.
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"Forst Ve Tie Der Lecks Tagedder..."

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Zimm Graphix
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Katzenjammer Kids
Hans; Fritz; The Captain; The Professor; Rollo; Lena; Miss Twiddle; Mama; King Fanooki
The boys make plenty of their usual mischief at everyone else's expense, and The Captain is arrested for writing bad publicity posters for the king.
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from Katzenjammer Kids newspaper Sunday strip (King Features Syndicate) 2009
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Four strips on various pages; only 2 are in color.
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[untitled]

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Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Mr. Breger
Mr. Breger
When I Grow Up?
Mr. Breger introduces his son, and worries about the cost of renting a boat during a storm.
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from Mister Breger newspaper Sunday strips (King Features Syndicate) ?
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Two strips on various pages. Age of strips is unknown, but the series may have ended new strips around 1969.
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"Sign of The TV Times..."

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Zimm Graphix
Subject Matter
humorous
Typical examples of hypocrisy and problems in everyday life.
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from They'll Do It Every Time newspaper Sunday strip (King Features Syndicate) 2009
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0.45
Four strips on various pages; only 1 is not in color.
Ideas sent in by S. Weiner, W. Coleman, Dee-Dee and Carl C., Brad Kulp, P. J. Cummings, E. Prody, Adrian Allen, W. Theiss, S. Gardineer, S. Reynolds, Arnie Hauge, and W. Hackner.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dave T. Phipps (signed)
Dave T. Phipps (signed)
Dave T. Phipps (signed)
Zimm Graphix
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Amber Waves
Jim; Gerald
Wait A Minute...
Life from a baby's perspective, a father-son talk, and talking pigs.
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from Amber Waves newspaper daily (King Features Syndicate) 2009
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0.18
Three strips on various pages; two are in color.
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Ice Cream...Gone

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Zimm Graphix
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Henry; Madam La Zombi
Henry loses an ice cream cone, and gets his fortune told.
Reprinting
from Henry newspaper Sunday strip (King Features Syndicate) 2009.08.30; from Henry newspaper Sunday strip (King Features Syndicate) 2009.??.??
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0.23
Two strips; one is in color.
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Puzzles

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Linda Thistle; David Kalvitis; Helene Hovanec
?; David Kalvitis
?; David Kalvitis
typeset
Subject Matter
Go Figure!; Weekly Sudoku; CryptoQuote; Crypto Quip; Scramblers; Magic Maze; Mega Maze; Letter Box; Puzzles4Kids; Monkeying Around; Super Crossword; King Crossword
A page and half of puzzles syndicated by King Features Syndicate.
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1.81
Solutions are on page 22 and are included in this page count.
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
humorous
Danae; Joe; Lucy; Kate; Lars; Bob; Joe's mother; Jeffrey
Take Me To Your Leader...
Aliens land; Danae and some mice fight over watching television; she tries to get the world to see her way to inner peace; Joe, his mother and Bob discuss conspiracies; and we see a few non sequiturs of daily life.
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From Non Sequitur newspaper daily strips (Universal Press Syndicate) 2009.10.01 - 2009.10.24
Miscellaneous
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18 strips
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Miracle On 34th Street

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Credits
?
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? (photo)
? (photo)
typeset
?
Subject Matter
Vertigo Theatrics
Santa Claus
Ad for play, combined with text article about the performance.
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Mayor Walling: 100 Days And Beyond

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
? (photo)
? (photo)
? (photo); Zimm Graphix
typeset
Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
Dayne Walling; Captain America
Interview with the new Mayor of Flint, MI: Dayne Walling.
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1.5
Includes 2 illustrations. The Captain America image is Copyright Marvel Entertainment 2009, but is an old image.
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A Great Value Every Day!

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?
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Zimm Graphix
typeset
?
Subject Matter
Little Caesars
Little Caesar
Ad for pizza.
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0.25
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Celebrating 40 Years In Business

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Credits
?
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? (photo)
? (photo)
typeset
?
Subject Matter
Gazall, Lewis & Associates Architects, Inc.
Ad for architectural firm.
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0.25
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Live Music Saturdays

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?
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Zimm Graphix
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?
Subject Matter
White Horse Tavern
Ad for restaurant.
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The Original & Still The Best!!!

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Credits
?
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? (photo)
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typeset
?
Subject Matter
Big John Steak & Onion
Ad for restaurant chain.
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Flint Comix And Entertainment Proudly Announces...

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Credits
?
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?
Subject Matter
Flint Comixcon
Ad for comic convention.
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Plenty Of Drink Specials Everyday!

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Credits
?
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Kickers
Ad for sports bar.
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Dining Guide

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
?
Subject Matter
Flint Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
List of local restaurants.
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0.5
Includes C&VB logo.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Gonzalez
Bob Gonzalez
Bob Gonzalez
Bob Gonzalez
Subject Matter
historical, humorous
Surewould Forest
Rob N. Hood; Friar Buck; Maid Mary Ann; Sir Dude of Gizbun; Little Guy; Willy Red
Acquires From The Rich And Gives To The Poor
We are introduced to Rob N. Hood, his Merry Men and the difficulties of life in Surewould Forest.
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0.38
6 strips
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New Comics Every Wednesday!

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Credits
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Comic Relief
Ad for comic shop.
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Home For The Holidays

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bryan McCree
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
The McCree Decree
Bryan McCree
Discussions on holidays from Halloween through Christmas, with some new words for "White Christmas" that he bills as "...the first black Christmas carol."
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"A...Pack...Of...100s...Please"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Argyl Sweater [Argyle Sweater]
Joe Camel; Dumbo; Rip Van Winkle; Frankenstein's monster; Donald Trump; King Kong; Paul Revere; God
Lots of talking animals, history gone wrong, weird science, and even a fly mime doing an impression of hitting an invisible windshield.
Reprinting
From Argyle Sweater newspaper daily strip (Universal Press Syndicate) 2009.09.23 - 2009.09.28; From Argyle Sweater newspaper daily strip (Universal Press Syndicate) 2009.10.10 - 2009.10.31
Miscellaneous
1.25
24 strips. Strip logo reads "Argyl Sweater."
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Corrigan
Mark Corrigan
Mark Corrigan
Mark Corrigan
Subject Matter
humorous
Corrigan's Flint
Another Unfortunate Economic Downward Trend...
The even sadder fate of Flint in the future.
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0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gemma Amendola Keech
Gemma Amendola Keech
Gemma Amendola Keech
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Bludgeoner The Bunny Butcher
Bludgeoner The Bunny Butcher; The Time Waster
The Time Waster Finds Bludgeoner...
The Time waster issues a warning, too slowly to be useful.
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0.25
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News of The Weird

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chuck Shepherd
typeset
Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
News of The Weird
Real news stories of stupid and strange things from around the world.
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0.75
Distributed by Universal Press Syndicate, so may be reprinted from earlier date.
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[untitled]

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Credits
?
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?
typeset
?
Subject Matter
B.C. Comix
Ad for comic shop.
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0.25
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The Astral Meadow

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Lynda Forbes
typeset
Subject Matter
The Astral Meadow
Horoscope for the month of December.
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0.5
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The First Day of School

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous
Cynicalman
Cynicalman; Cynicalman's dad; Stupidboy
Cynicalman deals with boredom and the neighborhood watch, and Stupidboy brings a surprise to the first day of school.
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0.38
Three strips Copyright 2009.
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North West Flint's Finest Printer

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Credits
?
? (photo)
? (photo)
typeset
?
Subject Matter
Instant Copy Center
Christina Fields; Tara Gaines
Ad for copy center.
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0.13
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Help Wanted

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Flint Comix
House ad for next issue and for sales and cartoonist help.
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0.31
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
typeset
?
Subject Matter
Paul's Pipe & Tobacco Shop
Ad for tobacco shop.
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0.04
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
typeset
?
Subject Matter
Ram Studios
Ad for sign, tee-shirt and automobile graphics shop.
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0.04
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"Please Thank and Use The Services of Our Sponsors"

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Flint Comix
Exhortation to patronize the advertisers.
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0.04
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The Perky Dip

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
? (map)
? (map)
typeset
?
Subject Matter
The Perky Dip
Ad for restaurant.
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Subscribe!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Flint Comix
House ad for subscriptions.
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0.13
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Zimm Graphix
Subject Matter
science fiction
Baujahr!
Baujahr; Jeff
I'm Glad That's Over...
Baujahr falls through a space warp into Jeff's cereal.
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0.5
Strips are 22-24 of story.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Zimm Graphix
typeset
Subject Matter
Zimm Graphix
Ad for art design shop.
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0.13
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We Have Issues!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
? (photo)
? (photo)
? (photo); Zimm Graphix
typeset
Subject Matter
Flint Comix
Ad for back issues of Flint Comix and Owosso Taco House Funnies.
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Miscellaneous
0.38
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Justin Faber
Justin Faber
Zimm Graphix
typeset
Subject Matter
Flint Comix
Hero Bot Zero
That's Right Pal!
House ad to sell advertising space in this publication.
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Miscellaneous
0.1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Zimm Graphix
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Laff-A-Day
Miss Heartshorn
My Father Can't Come...
A boy explains that his mother won't let his father come to teacher conferences with the lovely teacher.
Reprinting
from Laff-A-Day newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate) ?
Miscellaneous
0.05
Cannot read signature. This is a 1950s vintage strip.

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